Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov resigned and reported that via Facebook.
"To execute the decision of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, I have submitted my resignation to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. I am ready for the report. Let's keep the line!" he wrote.
Yesterday President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would replace the Defence Minister. Earlier, LB.ua reported that Oleksiy Reznikov was going to be dismissed. Instead, the current head of the State Property Fund, Rustem Umerov, may become the defence minister. The President has already met with Umerov to discuss the results of the Fund's work.
Rustem Umerov is an ethnic Crimean Tatar, born in Alushta. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in finance from the National Academy of Management. He started his career at “lifecell”, holding various management positions from 2004 to 2010. He was in charge of legal support and logistics. At the same time, he started to engage in investment activities.
In 2013, together with his brother, he founded the ASTEM investment company and the ASTEM Foundation.
In 2019, he was elected as a Member of Parliament of the 9th convocation from the Holos party, number 18 on the list as a non-partisan. He is a member of the same faction. On 7 September, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Rustem Umerov as the Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine.